← Surah 12

12:78

قَالُوا۟ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْعَزِيزُ إِنَّ لَهُۥٓ أَبًا شَيْخًا كَبِيرًا فَخُذْ أَحَدَنَا مَكَانَهُۥٓ ۖ إِنَّا نَرَىٰكَ مِنَ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

Word by word

قَالُوا۟
They said
Verb
Root: قول
Grammar (i'rab)
قَالُVerb — perfect، 3rd masc. plur.
وا۟Noun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. plur.
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا
O
Noun
Root: أيي
Grammar (i'rab)
يَٰٓPreposition — vocative، prefix
أَيُّNoun — accusative
هَاPreposition — ATT، suffix
ٱلْعَزِيزُ
Aziz
Noun
Root: عزز
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱلْPreposition — definite، prefix
عَزِيزُNoun — masc. sing.، nominative
إِنَّ
Indeed
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
إِنَّPreposition — accusative
لَهُۥٓ
he has
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
لَPreposition — preposition، prefix
هُۥٓNoun — pronoun، 3rd masc. sing.
أَبًا
a father
Noun
Root: أبو
Grammar (i'rab)
أَبًاNoun — masc. sing.، indefinite، accusative
شَيْخًا
old
Noun
Root: شيخ
Grammar (i'rab)
شَيْخًاNoun — masc. sing.، indefinite، accusative، adjective
كَبِيرًا
[great]
Noun
Root: كبر
Grammar (i'rab)
كَبِيرًاNoun — masc. sing.، indefinite، accusative، adjective
فَخُذْ
so take
Verb
Root: أخذ
Grammar (i'rab)
فَPreposition — resumption، prefix
خُذْVerb — imperative، 2nd masc. sing.
أَحَدَنَا
one of us
Noun
Root: أحد
Grammar (i'rab)
أَحَدَNoun — masculine، accusative
نَاNoun — pronoun، suffix، 1st plur.
مَكَانَهُۥٓ
(in) his place
Noun
Root: كون
Grammar (i'rab)
مَكَانَNoun — masculine، accusative
هُۥٓNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. sing.
إِنَّا
Indeed, we
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
إِنَّPreposition — accusative
اNoun — pronoun، suffix، 1st plur.
نَرَىٰكَ
[we] see you
Verb
Root: رأي
Grammar (i'rab)
نَرَىٰVerb — imperfect، 1st plur.
كَNoun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. sing.
مِنَ
of
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
مِنَPreposition — preposition
ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ
the good-doers
Noun
Root: حسن
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱلْPreposition — definite، prefix
مُحْسِنِينَNoun — active participle، masc. plur.، genitive

Translation

EN

They said: "O exalted one! Behold! he has a father, aged and venerable, (who will grieve for him); so take one of us in his place; for we see that thou art (gracious) in doing good."

A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain

They said, ‘Mighty governor, he has an elderly father. Take one of us in his place. We can see that you are a very good man.’

M.A.S. Abdel Haleemall-rights-reserved

They said: O ruler of the land! Lo! he hath a very aged father, so take one of us instead of him. Lo! we behold thee of those who do kindness.

M. Pickthallpublic-domain

They said, "O ʿAzeez, indeed he has a father [who is] an old man, so take one of us in place of him. Indeed, we see you as a doer of good."

Saheeh Internationalall-rights-reserved

TR

Kardeşleri: "Ey Vezir! Onun yaşlanmış, kocamış bir babası vardır. Bizden birini onun yerine al. Doğrusu biz senin iyi davrananlardan olduğunu görüyoruz" dediler.

Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved

Dediler ki: "Ey vezir! Emin ol ki, bunun çok yaşlı bir babası var. Onun için yerine birimizi al. Gerçekten de biz seni iyilik edenlerden görüyoruz."

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazırpublic-domain

(Kardeşleri) şöyle demişti: “Ey vezir (Yusuf)! Şüphesiz ki onun büyük, yaşlı bir babası var. Onun yerine bizim birimizi alıkoy! Şüphesiz ki biz seni güzel davrananlardan görüyoruz.”

Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved

AR

قالوا مستعطفين ليوفوا بعهد أبيهم: يا أيها العزيز إن له والدًا كبيرًا في السن يحبه ولا يطيق بُعده، فخُذْ أحدنا بدلا من "بنيامين"، إنا نراك من المحسنين في معاملتك لنا ولغيرنا.

Tafsir al-Muyassarfree-distribution